Kathy's No Potato Beef Stew

Name: Kathy's No Potato Beef Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 4-5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb lean stewing beef (seasoned and broiled til lighlty browned); 1/2 onion, chopped; 1 -2 stalk celery, chopped; 1/2 butternut squash, chopped into small pieces; 2 turnips, chopped; 1/2 lb fresh green beans, cut into thirds; 1/2 lb baby carrots, sliced lengthwise; 1 cup frozen peas; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 cup pearl barley

Submitted by DuChick

"This is a recipe I concocted when I was trying to cut down on my carb intake. I don't watch my carbs as closely anymore, but I don't add the taters either. With all the other veggies and flavors mingled together, you'll never miss them! Update 11/14/12: Many slow cookers run differently, so judge the length and temp accordingly."

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photo by JackieOhNo!

Ready In:: 8hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4-5

ingredients

1 lb lean stewing beef (seasoned and broiled til lighlty browned)
¹⁄₂ onion, chopped
1 -2 stalk celery, chopped
¹⁄₂ butternut squash, chopped into small pieces
2 turnips, chopped
¹⁄₂ lb fresh green beans, cut into thirds
¹⁄₂ lb baby carrots, sliced lengthwise
1 cup frozen peas
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
¹⁄₂ cup pearl barley

directions

Mix all of the above ingredients into a large crock pot.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8 hours.
Remove bay leaves before serving.

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Reviews

I had a friend make this while I was staying with her for a few days as she knows I am allergic to White Potatoes. (Strange, I know!) This was absolutely delicious!! All at the meal were in love with it! I would have never thought of squash and turnips in beef stew. Wonderful. So glad I can have Beef Stew again!

sewinghen
If you were substituting the barley for the potatoes to cut carbs, you probably actually INCREASED the carbs. One small potato only has about 15 grams of carbs. 1/4 cup of dry pearl barley (about 1 cup cooked, small potato) has about 35 grams of carbs. Not saying this is a bad recipe though. I decided to check only because I was recently diagnosed as being diabetic and am now watching carbs.

s.s4549
This was a nice change of piece from typical beef stew with a wonderful assortment of fresh vegetables. The barley was also a nice addition. This was definitely lighter on the beef-to-vegetable ratio. I did not precook the beef but just added it to the crock pot with the rest of the ingredients. The only problem that I had with this recipe is that 8 hours on high is way too long and everything overcooked. Food was stuck to the side of the crock pot and the vegetables were too mushy. I think this should cook on LOW for 8 hours and would be just perfect. Made for Fall PAC 2012.

JackieOhNo!

Tweaks

If you were substituting the barley for the potatoes to cut carbs, you probably actually INCREASED the carbs. One small potato only has about 15 grams of carbs. 1/4 cup of dry pearl barley (about 1 cup cooked, small potato) has about 35 grams of carbs. Not saying this is a bad recipe though. I decided to check only because I was recently diagnosed as being diabetic and am now watching carbs.

s.s4549

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DuChick

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